Written by Kerry Robinson

Where are your feet? At the bottom of my legs I hear you say – probably thinking, what an earth am I about to read about?! Well, hear me out…

As the nights draw in, and our thoughts turn towards Christmas, we can often find ourselves worrying about how we are going to afford those little extras this year. Christians Against Poverty have helped thousands of people through their money course, and have now revamped and updated it. We will be running the updated course in the run-up to Christmas and more courses in the New Year.

I’m sure mine isn’t the only house where stress levels have been rising recently! It always seems so unfair that our kids have to wait so long for their exam results, with so much of their future hanging in the balance. My kids have sat their GCSEs and both have provisional places to study further, but until that dreaded day, everything is on hold.

A couple of weeks ago we had our Annual General Meeting for Acts: it was a great night celebrating some of the highlights from the last year. Keep reading to find out more! 

Did you know that around 6.7 millions tonnes of food is chucked in the bin each year by households in the UK? With food prices on the rise along with the cost of the living crisis, we’ve put together some top tips for reducing your food waste, saving some money and helping the planet! 

By Alanna Chandar-Nair

Jubilee Week at the Grocery was busy! With our Jubilee cafe running all of last week we were chatting to the people of Lincoln ahead of an exciting bank holiday. I sat down with one of our Community Grocery volunteers Katie to chat all things Grocery and how our team of volunteers make such an important difference to the local community!

The latest news on the changes to all our upcoming energy bills can be rather daunting, if not a little scary! 

We’ve put together some tips to help you reduce your bills, and how you can best prepare for the months ahead.

The Restore Programme is a series of courses designed to help you feel in control of your life. But don’t just take our word for it! Here’s Rachel’s* story of how she came to join and complete the Restore Programme…

Looking for work can often feel like an intimidating task: where to start, who to talk to, how to prepare for interviews – and what needs to go on a CV these days?

The good news is there is help on hand!

Earlier this year we launched our new Job Club in partnership with Christians Against Poverty (CAP), an eight week course designed to support you along the journey to employment. With CAP we’ve put together 11 top tips we hope will help you with finding a new job that you’ll love. A special thanks to Paul Jackson (North West Area Manager) and Steve Hudson (Job Club Manager, Skipton) for sharing their top tips! If you’re currently looking for work, why not sign up for our free job club today?

Here are some top tips for finding a new job that’s right for you: